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Thursday, February 5, 2009

project improv~ a few more blocks

it has been a little slow going, but i have a few more blocks to share. now i'm just waiting on my bolt of white sashing that i ordered online to arrive, so i can make more progress on this. (thought you'd want to know des, that i did order a bolt of the white sashing). :)

here is the lovely fabrics that nettie sent me from our swap. i love them all, and if you notice in one of my project improv. blocks, i've put some of these already to use! :)

these are so cute! my fav's are the top two blocks in your mosaic! i like how you used the deer and mushroom fabric that nettie sent. really it all looks great! nice work! :) how many blocks are you doing all together?

i was thinking either 20 or 25. not sure how big i want it yet, but definately will be a lap quilt. and then, on a couple of the blocks when i was squareing them off, the white sashing ended up a bit smaller than i wanted. i'm not sure if i'll add more sashing???

i ordered some white kona cotton at joanns.com. i was able to use the 40% off coupon and the shipping was only $2.95. not sure if i could have gotten it cheaper somewhere else. maybe i should have waited for a 50% off coupon but i needed it now and i'm going through it like crazy. :)

Thanks for stopping by the blog. I love this quilt you are working on. I love the fabric from the swap!! I have some of it and I have the campers in pink. I LOVE it! I will be following you. Looks like my style.:) Oh yes, bigger quilts just work for me because my husband is 6'4" my 10 year old is 5'2" and my 8 year old is 4'11". I have some big guys in my life. That's why I think i make them so big.:) Have a great day, Heather

i cut the strips 1 1/2 inches wide and they vary in length. however long the fabric was and then i just trim as i go. the middle block is 2 1/2 inch square. i add a bit of wonkiness to them too, and with the white sashing they end up being 9 1/2 inch sqaure. i wish though, i would have made the white sashing a bit wider so they would have ended up being 10 inch square.